What if one vote had changed in the birthright citizenship case?

In Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court held that executive order 14160, which attempted to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and those temporarily residing in the United States, was unconstitutional under the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, joined […]

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The chief justice should share much of his power

This is the fourth piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better. *** Under longstanding tradition, the chief justice presides over oral argument and the justices’ private conferences. I propose a change. The chief justice should delegate these presiding duties to his colleagues. […]

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Trump v. Carroll and the Ten Commandments

This month marks 40 years since the Senate considered Antonin Scalia’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Look to the Morning Reads section for a column from Christopher J. Scalia, one of the justice’s sons, about what that summer was like. Plus, on Thursday, our friends at Briefly are hosting a […]

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What if one vote had changed in the birthright citizenship case?

In Trump v. Barbara, the Supreme Court held that executive order 14160, which attempted to end birthright citizenship for the children of undocumented immigrants and those temporarily residing in the United States, was unconstitutional under the citizenship clause of the 14th Amendment. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion, joined […]

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Who is Justice Barrett?

In 2024, Justice Amy Coney Barrett ended the Supreme Court’s term with two dissents that complicated the usual descriptions of her as a textbook conservative. In Ohio v. EPA, decided on June 27, 2024, Barrett joined the court’s three liberal justices in opposing emergency relief from a major environmental regulation. One […]

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SCOTUS litigator Floyd Abrams at 90

Floyd Abrams’ initials signaled his destiny as a First Amendment lawyer. More than any others, Abrams’ name is synonymous with freedom of speech and the press. Now nine decades into his life journey, I thought it would be good to provide a brief profile of the man. Abrams remains astute, […]

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Emergency docket heats up

On this day in 1937, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Hugo Black to the Supreme Court. Black went on to serve for just over 34 years, and he remains among the longest-serving justices in the history of the court. At the Court On Friday, the Trump administration urged the […]

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Trump brings ballroom dispute to the Supreme Court

The Trump administration came to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to allow construction of the new White House ballroom to continue while a challenge to the project continues in the lower courts. The request came one week after a federal appeals court in Washington upheld a ruling […]

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